Tag Archives: New York state

Architect Identified As Suspect In Long Island Killings

NBC News reports: A suspect is in custody in the Gilgo Beach murders on Long Island in New York, a law enforcement official and two government officials said today, a case that baffled investigators and captured the country’s attention for more than a decade. The suspect has been identified as Rex Heuermann, 59, four senior law enforcement officials briefed on …

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Suspect In 11 Serial Killings Arrested On Long Island

The Associated Press reports: A suspect has been taken into custody on New York’s Long Island in connection with a long-unsolved string of killings, known as the Gilgo Beach murders, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Friday. The case has drawn immense public attention since human remains were found along a New York beach highway more than …

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Appeals Court Orders NY To Redraw US House Map

The New York Times reports: A New York appeals court on Thursday ordered the state’s congressional map to be redrawn, siding with Democrats in a case that could give the party a fresh chance to tilt one of the nation’s most contested House battlegrounds leftward. Wading into a long-simmering legal dispute, the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court in …

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Flash Floods Tear Through New York’s Hudson Valley

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Rain continues to batter an already severely damaged Hudson Valley on Monday morning. Hours of heavy rain produced life-threatening flash flooding across the region on Sunday sparking flash flood warnings and a rare flood emergency. A woman in her 30’s was killed in rushing floodwaters in Orange County. She was trying to escape her …

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Gay Dem Ex-Rep. Mondaire Jones Launches House Bid

The Huffington Post reports: Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D) announced his candidacy on Wednesday for New York’s suburban 17th Congressional District, a seat the progressive previously represented but left last cycle amid an intra-party dispute. After a complicated redistricting plan ― and the decision by Sean Patrick Maloney, then the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, to run …

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Olympic Gold Medalist To Challenge New York GOP Rep

CNN reports: Sarah Hughes, who won an Olympic gold medal for figure skating in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is now leaping into the political world as she starts a bid for Congress. Hughes, who was a high school student in Long Island at the time of her Salt Lake City Olympic win, is running as a Democrat to represent New …

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NY Floats Future Ban On Sales Of All Tobacco Products

The New York Post reports: “What is your opinion about a policy that would end the sale of all tobacco products in New York within 10 years?” were among the questions asked last week in the “New York Local Opinion Leaders Survey,” examined by the Post. Another asks: “What is your opinion about a policy that would ban the sale …

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DOJ Charges New York Nurses With Selling Fake Vax Cards, Destroying Doses, Ripping Off Relief Program

From the Justice Department: Five individuals, including two certified nurse midwives, one licensed practical nurse and two health care business owners, have been charged for their participation in separate schemes that fraudulently distributed more than 2,600 fake COVID-19 vaccination records cards and defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program of more than $1.7 million. The defendants …

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Trump +25 Over DeSantis In New York State GOP Poll

Florida Politics reports: A fresh Siena College Research Institute survey released Monday, takes the temperature of Empire State GOP voters well ahead of New York’s Presidential Preference Primary, to be held April 30, 2024. Former President Donald Trump commands majority support in the poll, taken March 19-23. With 52% support, he nearly doubles support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who …

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NY Gov Proposes Huge Fines For Illegal Weed Shops

Gothamist reports: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing steep fines for stores selling weed without a license. The move comes as pressure builds to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops – something other city and state officials have struggled to do effectively. The governor introduced legislation in Albany Wednesday that would clarify and expand the authority of the state …

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Trump Loses Bid To Delay $250M New York Fraud Trial

Law & Crime reports: A Manhattan judge held firm on plans for a trial this autumn in the $250 million lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump, his adult children and his business of fraud. “This case is complex, but it’s not complicated,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron declared in court on Tuesday. “It all boils down to whether the …

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Firing Of NY Man Who Refused To Attend Workplace LGBTQ Diversity Training

The Buffalo News reports: A federal appellate court Monday rejected the appeal of a fired account clerk who lost his job in 2018 for refusing to attend a mandatory workplace LGBTQ training session that he said conflicted with his religious beliefs. Raymond Zdunski sued seeking reinstatement, back pay and $10 million in damages, but a district court dismissed his lawsuit …

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Buffalo Priest Put On Leave After Child Sex Complaint

Buffalo’s ABC affiliate reports: The Diocese of Buffalo placed Monsignor Peter J. Popadick on leave for the second time Wednesday, after previously allowing the priest to return to ministry. In a statement, a spokesperson for the diocese wrote that Popadick was placed on administrative leave after it received a child sexual abuse complaint. Popadick serves as the pastor of St. …

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Dems To Target New York GOP Freshman Reps In 2024

NBC News reports: Democrats are in a New York state of mind when it comes to the battle for the House, with outside groups signaling this week that they’ll be targeting freshman New York Republicans in competitive seats. Democrats need a net gain of just five seats to win the House majority next year, and six New York Republicans represent …

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Trump Loses Appeal, Must Pay $110K Contempt Fine

Just in via press release: New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after the Appellate Division, First Department ruled in favor of Attorney General James and upheld a ruling ordering Donald Trump to pay a $110,000 fine to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) after he was found in contempt of court for his refusal to …

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NYC Presses State To Lower DUI Limit By Nearly Half

Gothamist reports: New York City’s top transportation official on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to pass a bill lowering the state’s DWI limit to .05, saying the state has historically been too slow to act on drunken driving laws. Ydanis Rodriguez, commissioner of the city Department of Transportation, reiterated Mayor Eric Adams’ support of the measure during a news conference at …

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Church School Principal Indicted On Child Sex Charges

Buffalo’s NBC affiliate reports: A principal at a parochial school in Genesee County is accused of sexually abusing a child when he was a teacher several years ago. A Grand Jury indictment unsealed Monday says Jason R. Clark “engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct with a child less than eleven years old.” At the time of the …

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Trump Pleaded The Fifth 400+ Times In NY Case

CBS News reports: Trump sat for questioning under oath on Aug. 10, and the video shows him politely answering the opening questions from state Attorney General Letitia James. But as the questioning about his finances began in earnest, the former president—and now candidate for that same office—invoked the Fifth Amendment and continued to do so for nearly four hours. “This …

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Trump Claims Trump Organization Doesn’t Legally Exist

The Insider reports: Donald Trump, his real-estate company and his three eldest children have filed an extraordinary, nose-thumbing response to the $250 million fraud lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James in September, stating that “Trump Organization” is branding shorthand — not a legal entity — so it can’t be sued. “To the extent a response is required, …

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NY County Bill Would Bar Future Santos-Like Candidates

New York City’s CBS affiliate reports: Nassau County legislator Joshua Lafazan will introduce new measures Wednesday to prevent candidates who lie about their qualifications from running for Congress in the future. It will be called the G.E.O.R.G.E. package, which stands for “Get Egregious Officials Removed from Government Elections.” Lafazan says the series of laws would make background checks mandatory for …

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